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Two HSBC foreign exchange traders have been charged with fraud after making $8m (£6m) in profits and fees by “front running” a $3.5bn foreign exchange trade for a UK listed oil and gas company. A statement from the US Department for Justice says UK citizens Mark Johnson, HSBC global head of forex cash trading, and […]

The Serious Fraud Office has closed its criminal investigation into foreign exchange market fraud due to “insufficient evidence”. Following a referral from the FCA, the SFO began investigating “fraudulent conduct” in the forex market in July 2014. The investigation was carried out over one and a half years and covered over half a million documents. […]

The FCA has fined Barclays £284.4m for Forex failings – the largest financial penalty ever imposed by the regulator or its predecessor. Barclays has agreed to pay a total of £1.5bn in fines after reaching settlements with a number of US regulators. The bank has also agreed to plead guilty to a violation of US anti-trust […]

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